Are there any benefits for adults with epilepsy?

tanya189

Just wondered, are there any benefits for adults with epilepsy? 

poppy123456

If the person is aged between 16 and state pension age then there's PIP but it's not awarded based on any diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect your ability to carry out daily activity based on the PIP descriptors. See link. https://pipinfo.net/

For any other benefits then it depends on the persons circumstances and with no information it's impossible to advise further.

I'm assuming this isn't related to your parents with your other thread?

tanya189

No it isn’t, I have Epilepsy.

thanks I’ll look at the link provided.

I need to husband (usually him) to be there when I bath/shower or use knives or other dangerous things in the kitchen. 

tanya189

Woodbine that's great thankyou. 

A friend with epilepsy doesn't have seizures as they're controlled by medication but has had them in the past, but does have supervision 'in case' so I was a bit confused!

Thank you ?

poppy123456

Needing supervision “in case something happens” isn’t going to help. You said the medication controls the seizures? So if there’s no seizures there’s no risk.
Remember PIP isn’t about a diagnosis. 

Are you asking for yourself or someone else because you said yourself first and then mentioned a friend. 

tanya189

I'm asking for myself. Mine aren't controlled. But I was confused by how it all works as hers are controlled so wasn't sure what the requirement were and if I'm missing something 

She also has a blue badge for her epilepsy which I was surprised about

tanya189

OK thank you!

poppy123456

I agree with woodbine here. Comparing someone else to yourself really isn’t a good idea. People are often very good at hiding their disability from others, even from families. We don’t know what goes on behind closed doors and it’s so easy to tell others everything is just fine… deep down inside this maybe far from the truth. Been there, done it for almost 40 years.  

tanya189

OK thanks